In this chapter Tom Robinson is still being accused of raping Mayella. By now there have been obvious suggestions that Mayella could be lying and now Tom is summoned to the stand to give his side of the story. He says that he had been helping her for a while and did the odd job without being paid. Examples such as breaking up a chiffarobe, fixing a door or hammering in a nail. When the accused rape took place Tom mentions that he went into the room and Mayella was saying things to him. Such as "I took all the kids to the ice-cream place so that we can be alone." and then proceeded to fall to her knees and say she had never been with a black man before. Tom goes on to basically say that after this had happened he pushed her off him and ran away.
Setting:
Chapter 2 takes place in Maycomb’s courthouse.
Courthouse is just beside Atticus' office and it is located in the center of the townhouse. Situation in the courthouse. Colored people was clearly discriminated as they were only allowed to sit upstairs while the Whites enjoyed their seating plan.
Key Element-Event:
1. What sort of atmosphere is evoked? Which words or phrases help to create this atmosphere?
2. What emotional response is provoked in the reader by this element? Which words or phrases help to provoke this emotional response?
3. How does this element help build the characters? Which particular words or phrases help to build the characters?
Character Profile:
The characters in the chapter include Tom Robinson, Judge Taylor, Mayella Ewell, Atticus Finch, Dill, Mr. Gilmer, and Mr. Dolphus Raymond.
Tom Robinson:
Judge Taylor:
Mayella Ewell:
Atticus Finch:
Dill:
Mr. Gilmer:
Mr. Dolphus Raymond:
PHOTO BANK OF CHAPTER 19:
"He guided his arm to the Bible and his rubber-like left hand sought contact with the black-binding." (190)
"As he raised his right hand, the useless one slipped off the Bible and hit the clerk's table." (190)
"No suh, I works in his yard fall an' wintertime. I works pretty steady for him all year round, he's got a lot of pecan trees'n things." (190)
"Why, yes, suh, I'd tip m'hat when I'd go by, and one day she asked me to come inside the fence and bust up a chiffarobe for her." (191)
"She give me the hatchet and I broke up the chiffarobe." (191)
"She couldn't live like Mr. Dolphus Raymond, who preferred the company of Negroes, because she didn't own a riverbank..." (192)
"This time Judge Taylor's gavel came down with a bang.." (194)
VOCABULARY OF CHAPTER 19
1. express - Clear, explicit, not just implied "'...did you ever set foot on the Ewell property without an express invitation from one of them (195)?'"
2. volition - Will "...a respectable Negro would never go up into somebody's yard of his own volition (195)"
3. subtlety - Delicacy "...I did not understand the subtlety of Tom's predicament...(197)"
4. unimpaired - Unhurt; undamaged "His speech was miraculously unimpaired by his cigar (198)."
5. ex cathdra remarks - Remarks made with the authority that comes from one's official position "I remembered something he had said about Judge Taylor's ex cathdra remarks... (198)."
6. expunge - Remove completely "Judge Taylor told the reporter to expunge anything he happened to have written down..(198)."
7. grimly - Sternly; without humor "Mr. Gilmer smiled grimly at the jury (200)."
8. candid - Open and honest "'You're very candid about this...(200).'". impudent - Disrespectful; bold; sassy "'Are you being impudent to me, boy (201)?'"
10. thin-hided - Thin-skinned; sensitive "'You aren't thin-hided, it just makes you sick, doesn't it (202)?'"
CHAPTER 19 STUDY GUIDE- Nick & Chelsea
Summary of the Chapter:
In this chapter Tom Robinson is still being accused of raping Mayella. By now there have been obvious suggestions that Mayella could be lying and now Tom is summoned to the stand to give his side of the story. He says that he had been helping her for a while and did the odd job without being paid. Examples such as breaking up a chiffarobe, fixing a door or hammering in a nail. When the accused rape took place Tom mentions that he went into the room and Mayella was saying things to him. Such as "I took all the kids to the ice-cream place so that we can be alone." and then proceeded to fall to her knees and say she had never been with a black man before. Tom goes on to basically say that after this had happened he pushed her off him and ran away.Setting:
Chapter 2 takes place in Maycomb’s courthouse.
Courthouse is just beside Atticus' office and it is located in the center of the townhouse.Situation in the courthouse. Colored people was clearly discriminated as they were only allowed to sit upstairs while the Whites enjoyed their seating plan.
Key Element-Event:
1. What sort of atmosphere is evoked? Which words or phrases help to create this atmosphere?
2. What emotional response is provoked in the reader by this element? Which words or phrases help to provoke this emotional response?
3. How does this element help build the characters? Which particular words or phrases help to build the characters?
Character Profile:
The characters in the chapter include Tom Robinson, Judge Taylor, Mayella Ewell, Atticus Finch, Dill, Mr. Gilmer, and Mr. Dolphus Raymond.
Tom Robinson:
Judge Taylor:
Mayella Ewell:
Atticus Finch:
Dill:
Mr. Gilmer:
Mr. Dolphus Raymond:
PHOTO BANK OF CHAPTER 19:
"He guided his arm to the Bible and his rubber-like left hand sought contact with the black-binding." (190)"As he raised his right hand, the useless one slipped off the Bible and hit the clerk's table." (190)
"No suh, I works in his yard fall an' wintertime. I works pretty steady for him all year round, he's got a lot of pecan trees'n things." (190)
"Why, yes, suh, I'd tip m'hat when I'd go by, and one day she asked me to come inside the fence and bust up a chiffarobe for her." (191)
"She give me the hatchet and I broke up the chiffarobe." (191)
"She couldn't live like Mr. Dolphus Raymond, who preferred the company of Negroes, because she didn't own a riverbank..." (192)
"This time Judge Taylor's gavel came down with a bang.." (194)
VOCABULARY OF CHAPTER 19
1. express - Clear, explicit, not just implied "'...did you ever set foot on the Ewell property without an express invitation from one of them (195)?'"
2. volition - Will "...a respectable Negro would never go up into somebody's yard of his own volition (195)"
3. subtlety - Delicacy "...I did not understand the subtlety of Tom's predicament...(197)"
4. unimpaired - Unhurt; undamaged "His speech was miraculously unimpaired by his cigar (198)."
5. ex cathdra remarks - Remarks made with the authority that comes from one's official position "I remembered something he had said about Judge Taylor's ex cathdra remarks... (198)."
6. expunge - Remove completely "Judge Taylor told the reporter to expunge anything he happened to have written down..(198)."
7. grimly - Sternly; without humor "Mr. Gilmer smiled grimly at the jury (200)."
8. candid - Open and honest "'You're very candid about this...(200).'". impudent - Disrespectful; bold; sassy "'Are you being impudent to me, boy (201)?'"
10. thin-hided - Thin-skinned; sensitive "'You aren't thin-hided, it just makes you sick, doesn't it (202)?'"